Sir rattleshock you are the arrogant one, you know nothing about the mission field, you listen to others and repeat what they say. If you would do research on the missions of the Baptist church you would find that we dig wells, build schools, supply medicine, supply food, teach health care, teach farming methods, set up hospitals and work in them and on and on I could go. A Baptist missonary spends far more time trying to help others and teaching them to help themselves than they do preaching the gospel. We understand that hungry, sick and uneducated people have no interest in God they are trying to find the basics for their lives and who can blame them, we don't. Many of our missonaries go as school teachers to help childern to learn so that they can improve their lives. You see rattleshock we live what Jesus teaches so that others can see Him in us and through us and know He is real and cares for them. Before you go running down the work of caring people you should find out what they really do. This rich country of ours could learn a thing or two about helping others by looking at what churches are doing. Throwing money at the problem gets nothing done it takes hands on work and sacrifice to make a difference in peoples lives and that is why we are there. I bet you think missonaries make good money to don't you. If you only knew what they go through for others, the great sacrifices they make you might gain a little respect for these very generous believers. As for missionaries coming back with a chip on their shoulders you are dead wrong buster all the missionaries I've meet feel that they were not able to do enough to help others that are in great need and they all wish they could do more. Maybe you should go to an under developed country and live for years with no more than the people that are there have suffering along side of them. You should stop wasting your time hoping the church will go away it's here to stay, that is until Christ returns.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
